(2427) Kobzar

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Asteroid
(2427) Kobzar
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Middle main belt
Asteroid family Merxia family
Major semi-axis 2.7409  AU
eccentricity 0.17
Perihelion - aphelion 2.2843 AU - 3.194 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 4.16 °
Sidereal period 4.53 a
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 7.989 km
Absolute brightness 12.8 mag
history
Explorer N. S. Tschernych
Date of discovery 20th December 1976
Another name 1976 YQ 7
Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . The affiliation to an asteroid family is automatically determined from the AstDyS-2 database . Please also note the note on asteroid items.

(2427) Kobzar is an asteroid of the main belt with a mean diameter of almost 8  km . It orbits at an average distance of 2.74 AU in about 4 1 / 2 the years sun .

The asteroid belongs to the Merxia family , a group of asteroids named after (808) Merxia .

Discovery and naming

The celestial body was discovered on December 20, 1976 by the Soviet astronomer N. S. Tschernych at the branch of the Crimean Observatory in Nautschnyj , Ukrainian SSR ( IAU code 095) and was given a designation for the Ukrainian national poet Taras Shevchenko in honor of the Great Kobsar , the name Kobzar .

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Web links

Individual evidence

  1. The family affiliation of (2427) Kobzar in the AstDyS-2 database (English)
  2. (2427) Kobzar Dictionary of Minor Planet Names by Lutz D. Schmadel ; accessed on August 14, 2018